Well, it was the choice between the National Basketball Association’s annual All-Star game or the 84th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night, and without a doubt in my mind, I went with the Academy Awards.

While sports are my favorite thing in the world, I cannot bring myself to watch any professional sports’ all-star game. Between the ridiculously over-hyped competitiveness of the game and the complete lack of defense, I really just don’t understand why I am supposed to care.
Let’s take Sunday night’s All-Star game in the NBA for starters. Now I didn’t watch the game, but I did see the highlights. I can honestly say one thing after watching them, too. I thought the dunk contest was Saturday night.

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